I need help from early TWISTED readers

A couple of you guys out there have read TWISTED. I need your help. I am putting together a playlist for the book and am desperate for recommendations.

For those who haven’t read it, some background. I think this is on the publicity materials:

“High school senior Tyler Miller used to be the kind of guy who faded into the background—average student, average looks, average dysfunctional family. But since he got busted for doing graffiti on the school, and spent the summer doing outdoor work to pay for it, he stands out like you wouldn’t believe. His new physique attracts the attention of queen bee Bethany Milbury, who just so happens to be his father’s boss’s daughter, the sister of his biggest enemy—and Tyler’s secret crush. And that sets off a string of events and changes that have Tyler questioning his place in the school, in his family, and in the world.

In Twisted, the acclaimed Laurie Halse Anderson tackles a very controversial subject: what it means to be a man today. Fans and new readers alike will be captured by Tyler’s pitchperfect, funny voice, the surprising narrative arc, and the thoughtful moral dilemmas that are at the heart of all of the author’s award-winning, widely read work. “

The short pitch: Emoish guy with a good heart has his butt kicked by the world and thinks seriously about leaving life, permanently.

i second “the boy’s gone”- by jason mraz
as well as “innocent”- by our lasy peace
both of those songs seem to fit perfectly with the character that you have explained to us.
i’ll get back to you if i find any more that might work
<3.

I agree with the people who said Brand New (also, they are my favorite band, so I’m a little biased.) Um…let me think about it, and I’ll get back to you.

Also… Laurie! Why didnt you tell us you were going to be on the cover of section of the post standard talking about salt potatoes!! What an awesome article, I read it at work haha. And I think your idea is fantastic.

I also recommend Brand New…any emoboy in our day (myself included) listen too and love Brand New. I prefer the new album “The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Of Me” over “Deja Entendu”, but both are excellent.

Song Recs:

“Sowing Season (Yeah)” by Brand New
“The Ponytail Parades” by Emery (Emo Love Song)
“Empty Apartment” by Yellowcard
“Saturday” by Fall Out Boy (The good FOB stuff, before this nasty new crap.)

As well as most anything by Death Cab For Cutie, The Postal Service, Dashboard Confessional, and Taking Back Sunday for many moods of “emo.”

Sometimes I get the sense that some people (esp. in the emo crowd) think it’s cool to be depressed. And it’s not at all cool; it fucking sucks. And that sort of attitude (that depression is a fashion acsessory) just makes other people not take depression seriously. And that already happens way too often. I’m not sure I’m explaining this as well as I’d like.

That actually makes quite a lot of sense. Teenagers today see it as “cool” to have a psychological disorder. It’s quite asinine. This can also be pegged on doctors, however, who are very quick to diagnose disorders like depression or bipolar disorder, much in the way they are to (mis)diagnose ADHD/ADD.

I’m always hearing about over-diagnosing, but I swear I know so many people who haven’t been treated for things that really need to. And it is so damn obvious sometimes that they need help.

ADHD probably is over-diagnosed. ADD I’m sure is under-diagnosed. Cause if you aren’t running around the classroom being a pain in the ass, nobody cares that much. They just say things like “you aren’t living up to your potential, blah, blah, blah…”

Exactly! But, we don’t know Tyler, as a character, and therefore cannot judge his “emo” status until we read the book. It’s not fair, because it is hypocritical; he could be one of the ones we feel is shunted because of depression being a major emo trend. So, we shall see. Chances are, it’s Laurie, so she knows what she’s talking about, and isn’t going to write about some sad-sack wannabe with badly parted hair. She’s above that.

kay, this probubly isn’t being looked at any more but i was thinking.
Good songs(in my opionion for depressing moments):
“Until the end of the world” By:U2 especially this verse:
In my dream I was drowning my sarrows
But my sarrows they learned to swim
Surrounding me, going down on me
spilling over the brim
in waves of regret, waves of joy
I reached out for the one I tried to distroy
You, you said you’d wait till the end of the world
Sorry, long verse but I love the song.
Oh and the song “Acrobat” by U2(can you tell I’m going through a U2 fetish?) it’s just so depressing and beautiful all at the same time.
Hope I helped!